The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office at the University of New Mexico is planning to fill an Applications Support Analyst position vacancy for a large National Science Foundation-funded research project. The Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) project is developing IT infrastructure for federating ecology and biodiversity databases, and providing advanced computation through web and grid services. SEEK is led by the Partnership for Biodiversity Informatics (PBI), which includes the Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas, the Long Term Ecological Research Network Office at the University of New Mexico, the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California Santa Barbara, and the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California San Diego. All specialists and scientists hired under SEEK will work closely together with the PBI development team and will report to the Project Manager and the University of New Mexico Principal Investigator. This position entails developing and administering web-based interfaces to the SEEK system, which will support research and education. For more information on SEEK, see http://seek.ecoinformatics.org.

The individual filling the position of Applications Support Analyst will, working under general supervision, develop, administer, and provide technical management for web-based interfaces to multiple database and software systems using web service and grid service technologies. Develops and implements overall policies and procedures for interface structure, format, and usage, and promotes participation in and use of interface
activities. Leads and supervises the activities of specialist web development staff and other support staff.

The expanding role of web-based infrastructure in ecological research, plus the commitment of the University of New Mexico, the Department of Biology, and its research components to the support of the LTER program creates opportunities for professional growth development in this position.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under award 0225676. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or
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